Blouse-bottom cuff



I April 29 1924.

1,492,212 E. MORRIS BLOUSE BOTTOM CUFF Filed 'M y 18. 1921 MINVENTOR. \A/h l EGGS v I .7 MMAL1J Q/I/M/L {Qm 14 TTORNE Y.

Patented Apr. 2%, i924.

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EDWARD MORRIS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND ASSIGNOR TO MORRIS & 00., INCL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND.

BLousn-norrorr ours.

Application filed May 18,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD MORRIS, a

citizen of the United States of America,

residing in the city of BaltimoraState of 5 Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blousellottom Cuffs, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a middy blouse or similar garment of a convertible type in that it may be worn either as a plain straight out garment or the bottom edge may be conveniently rolled or cuffed.

The present style and custom of wearing such garments, particularly middy blouses, with a temporary roll or cuff at the bottom, the cuff being fastened with pins to hold it in position, is well known. Pinning of the hem or cuff is considered more or less objectionable on account of inconvenience and injury to the material by pinning, unsightliness and lack of security. y

The object of the present invention is to provide a middy blouse or similar garment which may be worn as a straight out garment with a turned up or rolled bottom edge forming what may be termed a cuff, the rolling and fastening of the cuff being accomplished without the use of pins and so without the use of fastening means which are exposed when the garment is worn as a straight out garment. To this end the garment is provided with a bottom hem which is preferably of substantial width so as that it may be conveniently rolled forming a cuff and on the inside of the garment preferably above the hem so that a double or multiple roll may be formed before they are brought into the fold forming the cufi so I have provided one or more tongues or tabs of fabric of suitable material spaced apart by a distance a little greater than their combined length and provided with fastening means on their ends so that they may be as drawn and fastened together shortening the hem or cuff of the garment by forming a loop, reef or tuck so that the cuff or roll is caused to bind or hug the wearer being then held in rolled position.

Preferably there are two tabs which are fastened to the inside of the garment at the side seams so that they do not show when not in use and these tabs are to the best advantage turned to the rear so that they 1921. Serial No. 470,571.

do not show from the front of the garment when it is cuffed.

When these tabs are placed above the hem as shown, providing for a double roll their elevation above the bottom of the garment is sufficient to prevent them from showingunder ordinary circumstances when the garment is worn straight and keep them entirely out of the way. To prevent them from beingexposed by any chance when not in use, they are provided with fastening means near the base of each tab to cooperate with the fastening means at the end of the same tab, that is, in the garment illustrated there is a button at the end of one tab and a button hole at the end. of the other tab so that the two tabs may be buttoned together. The tab having the button at the end has a button hole near the base and the tab having a button hole at the end has a button near the base so that each tab may be buttoned back on itself.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated a garment constructed in accordance with my invention.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a front view of the garment as a straight out garment.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same, with the bottom cuffed.

Fig. is a horizontal section through the garment illustrated in Figs. land 2, the same being taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2 showing the garment cuffed.

Fig. 4c is a view similar to Fig 3 showing a modified form.

Fig. 5 is a view of the inside of the rear of the garment, thefront portion being cut away to disclose the same.

Referring to the drawing by numerals the garment as illustrated consists of a body .portion 1 which is of the usual middy blouse type referred to herein as a straight out garment, having a hem 2 at the bottom which is shown as of substantial width. This is desirable but not essential to the invention. Referring to Fig. 5 the side seams are indicated by reference characters 3 and 4.

Fastened to the garment at the side seams 3 and 4: above the hem 2 I have shown tabs 5 and 6 which in the form of the in vention shown have their bases or attached ends sewed to the seam. The tale 5 has a button 7 at its free end and a button hole 9 near its base and the tab 6 has a button hole 8 at its free end and a button 10 near its base. The tabs 5 and 6 are preferably turned backwards and when buttoned together at their ends by means of the button 7 and the button hole 8 their combined length is a little less than the expanse of cloth which they span, so that by buttoning the tabs the end portion of the garment may be drawn tightly about the body of the wearer as hereinafter described.

Attaching the tabs at their basis to the side seams provides for cheapness and simplicity of construction in that the seam provides a reinforced portion in which the tabs are securely seated, it alsocontributes to the'neatness of arrangement avoiding the unsightliness which resultsfrom securing the tabs to the cloth between the seams, further the turning of the tabs backward from the side seams, provides a convenient disposition of the tabs when they are notin use and places them entirely at the back when in use so that they are wholly concealed from the front of the garment and have the appearance of a neat belt when seen from the rear.

The button hole 9 provides means for looping the tab 5 back upon itself, co-operat- 'ing with the button 7 for this purpose, and

the button 10 near the base of tab 6 serves a similar function in connection with the tab 6. The button 10 being passed thru the button hole 8 at the end of the tab. When the tabs are looped back upon themselves in this way they are completely conin posltlon cealed within the garment, and cannot by chance be caused to hang down into.

any View. r The operation of the invention has been rather fullydeseribed in connection with the preamble and the description of the drawings. .Vlfhenhit is desired to cuff the garment onrollgitn'educing its downward extend to approximately the waistline, it is preferably rolled up until the tabs come outside when they are drawn together and buttoned at the back causing the cuff to tighten about the wearer whereby it is held InFig. 4 I have illustrated diagrannnati cally a'garment in which there are two sets of tabs 11, 12, 13Vand 1% the base of one tab of each set being as illustrated preferably set-in the side seams 15 and- 16. Except for the number of sets of tabs and their sizes, length and looation'as illustrated the arrangement shown in, Fig. 4;, is like the preferred form illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5.

I have thus described specifically and in detail a preferred and secondary form of my invention in order that the nature and operation of the same may be clearly understood; however, these specific terms herein are used descriptively rather than in a limiting sense, the scope of the invention being defined in the claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A middy blouse having a portion at the bottom adapted to be rolled in the form of a cuff, side seams and means for holding the cuff in rolled position by drawing it tight around the body, the said means consisting of tabs secured to the inside of the garment one at each side, and spaced above the bottom edge, the tabs having fastening means near their ends adapted to connect the ends of the respective tabs to each other, the length of the two tabs thus secured together being slightly less than that of the portion of the garment intervening between the points thereon to which the tabs are secured, the arrangement of thetabs providfolds and bringing the tabs outside, so that whenthe tabs are connected together 'they present the appearance of a belt when viewed from the rear, and holdthe garment in rolled, position.

2. A middy blousehavi'ng bottom portion adapted. to be rolled in the formof a end and means for shortening the v.circumference of the garmentnear the waist line consisting-of tabs secured to the garmenton the inside and having fastening means near their free ends for connecting the ends of the tabs together holding the cuff in rolled position by drawing it tight" about the body andother fastening means which support the tabs without shortening the waist line of the garment.-

Signed by me at, Baltimore,'Maryland,

this ninth day of May, 1921. a

EDWARD MORRIS; Witnesses: r

' C. M. SoriRonbnn, I

EDWIN P. SAMUELS. 

